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    Former Man City star given more time to clear £800,000 tax debt and dodge bankruptcy

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    FORMER Premier League star Benjamin Mendy has been given more time to clear a £800,000 tax debt and avoid bankruptcy.The one time Man City defender, 29 — last year cleared of rape and sexual assault — is hoping to sell his mansion.
    Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy has been given more time to clear a £800,000 tax debtCredit: PA
    A hearing at the High Court was told the pad in Macclesfield, Cheshire, has had a price cut from £5million to £3.8million.
    A sale is expected in the next eight weeks.
    Louis Doyle KC, for Mendy, said: “He wants to get rid of this debt as quickly as possible.”
    He continued: “If we get 10 weeks down the line and it is still not sold, I accept I might have a very different fight on my hands.”
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    The court also heard Mr Mendy is bringing legal action against former club Manchester City after they stopped paying him when he was charged with rape back in 2021.
    The player was cleared of rape and attempted rape at Chester Crown Court.
    Mr Doyle said that Mendy being made bankrupt could have a “potentially catastrophic impact” on his claim which is due to go into mediation later in the year.
    At a previous hearing, Mendy said he would pay HMRC £20,000 a month from his salary at new club Lorient in France, which he has not done.
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    Judge Joseph Curl KC adjourned the case for 12 weeks to allow for the sale of the house but said he was “troubled” by Mendy’s failure to pay the monthly bill. More

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      Premier League star ‘chased by debt collectors after refusing to pay for a £25,000 set of veneers’

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      A PREMIER League star was chased by debt collectors after refusing to pay for a £25,000 set of dental veneers, it has been claimed.The “playboy” top flight star walked out of a posh Harley Street dental studio with gleaming gnashers honed from custom-made porcelain moulds.
      A Premier League star was chased by debt collectors after refusing to pay for a £25,000 set of dental veneers, it has been claimedCredit: Getty
      But the well-known player – who has not been identified – believed he would be receiving the treatment free thanks to his fame and ignored pleas to pay up.
      The top London dentist was left with no option but to call in specialist debt collectors to chase up the bill and the star paid up only after court action was launched.
      His case was revealed yesterday as the most extreme of a raft of dental bill dodging cases reported amid Britain’s snowballing theft epidemic.
      A national debt collection agency revealed yesterday that requests to chase up dental customers who refuse to pay has rocketed 20 per cent in recent months.
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      Chris Spencer, from Frontline Collections, said of the case: “He was a Premier League footballer but it ended up going through the court process and eventually we got him to pay.
      “He was kind of all over the place and it was well known he was a bit of a playboy.
      “I think he has calmed down now.”
      DO you know the name of the bill dodging star? Call us on 020 7782 4100 or email exclusive@the-sun.co.uk
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      England football legend avoided bankruptcy with 11th-hour payment to HMRC

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      FORMER Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes has avoided bankruptcy with an 11th-hour payment to the taxman.An HMRC official told an insolvency and companies court yesterday that the money he owed had been paid in full.
      John Barnes has avoided bankruptcy with an 11th-hour payment to the taxmanCredit: PA
      A hearing in February was adjourned to allow “settlement negotiations”.
      Megan Vanderhook, who represented HMRC, indicated that Barnes, 59, owed at least £200,000.
      She told that hearing  the ex-Watford ace had repaid £100,000.
      Barnes was not in court yesterday, instead represented by his barrister.
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      The Jamaica-born midfielder has since tried his hand as a manager, author, commentator and pundit.
      He was declared bankrupt in 2009 over tax debts just days after being fired as head coach at Tranmere Rovers.
      At the time, Barnes said the issue was a “tax oversight”.
      The order was later rescinded.
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      According to Land Registry documents, the World in Motion rapper was also the subject of bankruptcy petitions in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2019. More

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      Ex-Premier League star, 39, declared bankrupt after racking up debts of more than £1 million

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      JERMAINE Pennant has been declared bankrupt after racking up debts of more than £1million.The former Premier League star, 39, owes money to a string of creditors, including HMRC, banks, councils and utility companies.
      Jermaine Pennant has been declared bankrupt after racking up debts of more than £1millionCredit: The Sun
      Pennant celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal against Southampton in 2003Credit: Getty
      He was given a one-year bankruptcy order at Birmingham county court.
      A source close to the star said: “He owes stacks of cash all over the place.
      “His debts are into seven-figures.
      “His debts to the taxman and banks are huge.
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      “He has defaulted on mortgage payments and will likely have property repossessed.”
      Pennant was taken to court by creditors after failing to settle a number of outstanding bills.
      The star’s money troubles have been building.
      His media company Jermaine Pennant Ltd was dissolved and struck off the company register in 2020.
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      He set up the company to handle his pay from Celebrity Big Brother and TV appearances. More